Posted by JadeKelly on December 2, 2008, at 16:37:30
In reply to Re: Seroquel Compliant, posted by dayandnight on November 28, 2008, at 11:56:17
> > I think Racer said it the best. It is either longterm serotonin potentiation, or it is poopout beginning to be noticeable. SSRI induced apathy is, I think, much more common than literature talks about. I think the reason may be that it usually shows up many months or even a couple years after starting the medication, and it shows up in such a gradual subtle fashion that you don't notice it until it is quite prominent. For a lot of us it shows up almost immediately or within a few weeks. It is a horrible life to be in depression, but it is also a very strange crippled life to be in a state of emotional numbness.
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> > Seroquel could be at fault, but at 50mg I don't think it is blocking dopamine enough to do that. 20mg Lexapro on the other hand is very significant power.
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> > So what to do? If Lex has you non-depressed, then the safest option would be to augment it with something specifically geared towards your symptoms. Such as Provigil, Ritalin, Dexedrine, Adderall, Wellbutrin, and possibly replace Seroquel with Abilify.
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> > If Lex is not working well, however, then it might make more sense to ditch it completely, with a slow careful weaning strategy, and replace it with a different antidepressant.
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> Seroquel always seemed much stonger than Lexapro. At this point today I am very much reduced to the day in front of me, slow thoughts and empty head. Seemed like it took forever to write these thoughts. Thank you everybody for your words. What do you hang onto?
You hang onto the hope that if this trial doesn't work, you find someone with your symptoms that went into remission. Copy them!About you and your meds, I agree with justherself and Racer. Lexapro put me in a coma. I would have slept all day if I could have. My son takes Seroqel, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it, I think it makes him need more sleep. But he takes 300mg daily. So the dose you're on is relatively small. In addition, even at the dose he's at, after it took care of his symptoms, he's more himself than I've seen in a long time. He's been on it a while, but certainly is not apathetic, shows his feelings, and even his crazy, witty side. I think there was a little apathy in the beginning, definately a side effect that went away!
Good luck,
~Jade
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